b. 1981
Painting Pictures, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY
Optimistic Effect, 2022, flashe on canvas, 84 x 70 in., 213 x 178 cm.
Momentum, 2022, flashe on canvas, 80 x 70 in., 203 x 178 cm.
Painting Pictures, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY
Last Chances, 2021, flashe on canvas, 84 x 70 in., 213 x 178 cm.
Ready For The Moon Trip, 2021, flashe on canvas, 78 x 65 in., 198 x 165 cm.
Manscaping, 2023, The Hole, New York, NY
Judgementor, 2021, Flashe on canvas, 75 x 60 in., 191 x 152 cm.
Time and Place, 2021, flashe on canvas, 84 x 62 in., 213 x 158 cm.
Midnight Hour, 2022, The Hole Tribeca, New York, NY
Pursuit of Happiness, 2021, flashe on canvas, 60 x 48 in., 152 x 122 cm.
Many Faces, 2021, flashe on canvas, 35 x 28 in., 89 x 71 cm.
Painting Pictures, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY
Sky Walk, 2021, flashe on canvas, 90 x 75 in., 229 x 191 cm.
Deja Vu, 1.0, 2021, flashe paint and silkscreen ink on woven paper, 30 x 22 in., 76 x 56 cm.
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While James Ulmer’s drawings may evoke memories of childhood innocence, their complexity and precision belie the notions of simplicity or nostalgia. Beautifully and carefully made, they convey both his talents as a draftsman, and his understanding of how to convey emotion. Ulmer graduated from the University of the Arts in 2005 with a degree in Illustration and Design and was awarded the Thorton Oakly Medal by the Society of Illustrators. Ulmer was a member of the Philadelphia’s legendary Space 1026 Collective from 2008-2011. He's had a drawing published in the New York Times and has exhibited his work in New York, Austin, Baltimore and Stockholm.
james ulmer
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
education
BFA in Illustration and Design at The University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
2005
selected solo exhibitions
This Is The Way, Carl Kostyal, Stockholm, Sweden
2023
Paper Works, Marvin Gardens, Ridgewood, NY
2023
How’s Your Spirit?, Eighteen Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
2022
Outside, Inside, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
2022
How's Your Spirit?, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
Painting Pictures, The Hole, New York, NY
2021
Marvin Gardens, New York, NY
2021
Laid Back, Marvin Gardens, New York, NY
2021
12 (James Ulmer), Pm/Am Gallery, London, England
2021
JJ, Amala Gallery, Tokyo, JP
2019
Color & Shape, Leftfield Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
2018
Play Orbit, Marvin Gardens, Ridgewood, NY
2018
About Face, The Hole, New York, NY
2016
Being The Seeing, Praz-Delavallade, Paris, FR
2016
Fake Tits, Long Hair, Praz-Delavallade at Vedovi, Brussels, BE
2015
The Armory Show, Praz-Delavallade, New York, NY
2015
Joe Reihsen, Praz-Delavallade at Vedovi, Brussels, BE
2015
Factory Paint, Aftermarket Interior, Brand New Gallery, Milan, IT
2014
Aftermarket Interior, Factory Paint, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Solo presentation, Miart, Milan, IT
2014
Solo presentation, UNTITLED Miami, Miami Beach, FL
2013
Clean Title No Accidents, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Solo presentation, NADA New York 2013, New York, NY
2013
Joe Reihsen, The Company, Los Angeles, CA
2011
selected group exhibitions
Halfway to Sanity, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
2024
City Life, curated by Marcus Leslie-Singleton, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2024
HOLIDAY, Harper’s, New York, NY
2024
Fortune Teller, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
2024
City Life, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
2024
2024 Design Trends: Big, Bold, and Beautiful Color, ART FOR CHANGE, Brooklyn, NY
2024
Monochrome Pop: A Splash of Color, End to End Gallery, Hollywood, FL
2024
Happy National Pet Month!, ART FOR CHANGE, Brooklyn, NY
2024
Into the Vortex, The Pit x The Hole, Palm Springs, CA
2023
In The Midnight Hour, The Hole, New York, NY
2023
Intersect Palm Springs 2023, The Pit, Palm Springs, CA
2023
ART PLEASE: Summer Collection, ART PLEASE, NY
2023
Holiday Gift Guide - For the Animal Lover, ART FOR CHANGE, Brooklyn, NY
2023
5 Years: An ART FOR CHANGE Survey, ART FOR CHANGE, Brooklyn, NY
2023
Happy New Year!, ART FOR CHANGE, Brooklyn, NY
2023
Storage Wars, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
2023
V1 XX, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
2022
Manscaping, The Hole, New York, NY
2022
Interior Dialogues, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
2022
Tiny Things, InLiquid, New York, NY
2022
New Construction, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Editions Within Reach, Gallery 192
2022
Horses?, Chart Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Wild Frontiers, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Nature Morte, The Hole, New York, NY
2021
Good Pictures, Jeffrey Deitch, New York, NY
2020
Pack Den Badeanzug Ein, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, Germany
2019
Malmö Sessions, Carl Kostyal Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
2019
Peanuts, Eighteen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
UNTITLED, The Hole, Miami Beach, FL
2018
EXPO Chicago, The Hole, Chicago, IL
2018
The Armory Show, Praz-Delavallade, New York, NY
2018
Dallas Art Fair, The Hole, Dallas, TX
2018
Current stock, 10 Hanover, London, UK
2017
Post Analog Painting II, The Hole, New York, NY
2017
A Being in The World, Salon 94, New York, NY
2016
Face to Face: Works from the Ernesto Esposito Collection, Palazzo Fruiscione, Salerno, IT
2016
She Sells Seashells By The Seashore, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2015
The Coyote, Steinsland Berliner Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2015
Tip Top, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014